The portions in the Seventh Dining Hall are quite substantial. With four dishes and three taels of rice, it’s a packed al tray. Even so boys with smaller appetites might not be able to finish it.
Hua Xiaoling, who looks like a petite and slender girl, managed to finish the entire tray of food.
This left the fans watching the livestream on their phones dumbfounded. They suspected Hua Xiaoling might be pulling so "tricks," like dumping the food into a garbage bin under the table.
Because in previous livestreams, Hua Xiaoling had never eaten so much. Even though she ordered quite a lot of dishes in her restaurant explorations, she only took a few bites. With most of the food being "disappointing," she certainly didn’t want to eat more.
"Nope! Look, there’s not a single grain of rice under the table!"
Hua Xiaoling turned the phone to show under the table, then turned it back to herself. Her previously flat stomach was now round like a ball.
Touching her tummy, Hua Xiaoling said with a bit of grievance,
"The food today was just too delicious, I ate such a large plate! I’ve been waking up early to run every day for weight loss, and now it’s all for nothing!"
The fans watching her on the phone almost laughed themselves silly seeing her round belly:
"Hahaha! Xiaohua, if you said you’re eight months pregnant, I’d believe it!"
"Don’t talk nonsense in front, Xiaohua’s pregnancy has nothing to do with !"
"Lose weight? Xiaohua, why lose the weight you earned? I’m shaking with anger!"
"..."
Seeing the fans so happy, Hua Xiaoling secretly chuckled too, pretending to be angry:
"You naughty bunch, just hoping to see get too fat to get married, right? Hmph, I won’t let you have your way!
The livestream ends here today. I need to go back and rest, recharge, and work hard to burn off all the calories I ate today!
Family, see you next ti!"
After turning off the phone, Hua Xiaoling plopped onto a chair, taking a deep breath, leaning back, and gently rubbed her round belly, feeling secretly relieved.
Thankfully, she believed a friend’s advice to explore the food at Jiangzhou University, otherwise, she wouldn’t have believed that the food in a university canteen could be so tasty!
With such a great spot, would she ever have to worry about her livestreams not having traffic?
As long as she hangs around here daily, simply filming the students scrambling for food in the canteen would draw countless foodie onlookers. She wouldn’t have to do much at all.
Hmm~ No, she’d still need to count money...
Thinking of this, Hua Xiaoling initially planned to interview the canteen owner, but glancing at the busy scene in the canteen, she hesitated and finally gave up on the idea.
"Forget it, didn’t a few fans say they wanted to experience this place firsthand? After they taste the food here, I’ll find a chance to et the canteen owner; then they’ll know I, Hua Xiaoling, never fake it."
Wrinkling her nose, Hua Xiaoling gave a light "hmph," smugly saying,
"I’ve explored every nook and cranny of Jiangzhou, experiencing countless ’disappointnts,’ and only then found a place with top-notch food. Let’s see how you all thank then!"
Sitting on the chair for a brief rest, feeling her stomach not as bloated, she stood up and leisurely left the Seventh Dining Hall.
Having eaten so much at noon, there was no way she could eat dinner, otherwise, she’d be unrecognizably fat soon.
What she needed to do now was naturally go back, adjust well, and be in the best shape to welco the fans arriving soon.
...
The next morning at 9, Hua Xiaoling, accustod to sleeping in, quickly tidied up and went out. At the small breakfast shop she regularly visited downstairs, she ordered a bowl of cold noodles and a crock soup.
But for so reason, the cold noodles and crock soup she usually liked seed to taste off today, making it hard for her to swallow.
Frowning and picking at it with her chopsticks for a long ti, she ended up only eating half of the small bowl of cold noodles, and rely sipped a few spoonfuls of the crock soup, not touching her usual favorite egg and at pie.
The breakfast shop owner, a kind old lady, seeing Hua Xiaoling barely eat, couldn’t help but ask with concern:
"Xiaoling, why are you eating so little? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no, Grandma, I’m just... not very hungry."
"Really? If you’re not feeling well, go see a doctor."
"Got it. I’ll head off then, thank you, Grandma."
After saying this, Hua Xiaoling practically fled from the breakfast shop. Lying felt really uncomfortable, especially in front of such a nice Grandma.
But if she had to say that the cold noodles and crock soup weren’t tasty, she chose to lie instead.
Leaving the breakfast shop, Hua Xiaoling caught a bus nearby heading to Jiangzhou University.
Last night, those three fans had already t up once, with one even taking a redeye flight from Shanghai. Gosh, rich people’s thoughts are really unpredictable.
After the three fans t, they contacted Hua Xiaoling. They all agreed to et today around 10:30 AM at Jiangzhou University’s gates.
Hua Xiaoling lives in the old town of Jiangzhou, which is quite far from the university town. If she takes a bus, it takes over an hour. By the ti she gets there, it will almost be ti to et.
Just past ten thirty, Hua Xiaoling got off the bus at the Jiangzhou University stop. After walking a few steps forward, she saw three people, two n and one woman, standing under a big tree near the entrance, avoiding the sun.
The woman looked to be in her twenties and was holding a selfie stick, with her phone mounted on the front. It’s unclear if she is in the sa line of work.
The two n, one looked about twenty-five or six, short and chubby, with a constant smile on his face; the other was in his thirties, tall and big, holding a briefcase. He ntioned coming to Jiangzhou on a business trip, probably him.
After a quick look, Hua Xiaoling picked up her pace and approached them, her lips curving slightly into a natural smile:
"Hi! Hello everyone, I’m Hua Xiaoling, you are..."
"Haha, little flower fan, I’ve watched your live broadcasts for so long, finally seeing you in person today!"
The chubby guy interrupted Hua Xiaoling as soon as she started, smiling cheerfully,
"Hello hello, I’m your most loyal fan, Flower Guardian, my real na is Hu Zhiqiu."
"Hi Sister Hua, I’m also your fan, my online na is Night Eternal, real na Ye Ting."
The girl also gave Hua Xiaoling a sweet smile, showing her white teeth,
"And by the way, I’m also in the food live-streaming realm, but not as amazing as Sister Hua, with just over twenty thousand followers."
The man with the briefcase nodded at Hua Xiaoling, giving her a slight smile:
"My na is Zhong Bowen, just a small fan."
"Oh oh, hello everyone, nice to et you all!"
Once they finished introducing themselves, Hua Xiaoling smiled and said,
"It’s so hot here, let’s chat as we walk and head over to the Seventh Dining Hall. Soon, there’ll probably be lots of students lining up."
Saying that, she turned around and led the group toward the Seventh Dining Hall.
Hu Zhiqiu asked curiously:
"Little flower fan, is the food from that dining hall really that good? You’re not just acting?"
Hua Xiaoling blinked her eyes, mischievously said: "You’re already here, you’ll know once you try it yourself later."
Ye Ting glanced at Hua Xiaoling and said affirmatively:
"I think Sister Hua is definitely not acting. If it were , and the food wasn’t good, I wouldn’t be able to eat it, let alone eat that much!"
Hu Zhiqiu laughed right away, "Haha, true, I’ll have to try it well later!"
The group chatted and laughed while watching the campus scenery along the way, until nearly eleven o’clock when they arrived at the Seventh Dining Hall.
As soon as they entered, they noticed that people were already lining up at the al counter.
Ye Ting quickly seized the opportunity, stepping forward to start filming with her phone, asking a student in line:
"Excuse , how many dining halls are there at your school?"
The student hesitated for a mont, then instinctively replied: "Seven dining halls."
"Seven dining halls, so many? Do you have to queue at all the dining halls for als?"
"No, only Senior Brother Jiang’s Seventh Dining Hall requires queuing."
This student quickly realized the other was an internet celebrity, puffed his chest and proudly said,
"You’re surely going to ask why only Senior Brother Jiang’s Seventh Dining Hall requires queueing? I’ll tell you, it’s because Senior Brother Jiang’s food is delicious, even better than dishes from five-star hotels outside!"
Hu Zhiqiu retorted, unconvinced, "Have you eaten dishes from a five-star hotel?"
"Ah? Uh, no, I haven’t."
The student blushed, but quickly asserted firmly,
"But just because I haven’t eaten them doesn’t an none of my classmates have! All my classmates say Senior Brother Jiang’s food is the best, so it must be the best!"
While Hu Zhiqiu focused on whether the food was tasty, Ye Ting clearly had a different interest. Her eyes lit up as if discovering a new world,
"Senior Brother Jiang? The owner of the Seventh Dining Hall is your senior brother?"
The student wore an expression full of pride: "Of course, Senior Brother Jiang is a senior student from our School of Humanities, he hasn’t graduated yet!"
"See, aren’t we Jiangzhou University students impressive?!"
After only a few questions, more students started arriving to queue at the dining hall. Hua Xiaoling quickly called Hu Zhiqiu and Ye Ting back.
Without getting in line, they would truly have nothing to eat later, making the long trip all in vain, wouldn’t it?
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